Estates Operations Manager; Mechanical

Estates Operations Manager (Mechanical)

The closing date is 06 July 2026

• To manage and support the provision and maintenance of NHS (National Health Service) Estates buildings, mechanical and specialist services, plant and equipment to ensure a safe and suitable environment for the care of patients, visitors, and staff.
• Provide technical and specialist advice to managers and staff in mechanical systems and disciplines.
• To specify and manage all mechanical services, systems and contracts across multiple sites.
• Travel between Trust sites as required.
• To provide evidence based efficient, cost effective and robust mechanical and specialist engineering contracts to ensure full compliance with statutory instruments, Department of Health guidance and industry best practice.
• To ensure all Hospital mechanical engineering systems are maintained in a safe condition and are fit for purpose.
• Management of a team.
• Responding to Ulysses reports for water and mechanical issues.
• Asset management.
• Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM). Issuing of tasks and closing of WO’s (With Team Leader).
• Issuing permits to work.
• Reading and approving RAMS.
• Obtaining quotes for works needed.
• Reviewing quotes for works.
• AP duties for Decontamination and Mechanical.
• Team Talks.
• Provide reports to Senior Manager.
• Carrying out reviews of Risk Assessments and resolving issues.

Hours are 08.00am to 16.00pm Monday to Friday. 27 days annual leave plus public holidays.

Overtime may be required.

• Access to an industry leading pension scheme where your employer pays in 20.3%!
• A raft of local and national discounts across shopping, insurance, holidays and many more.
• An environment that challenges you but supports your efforts and development.

• Must have a good standard of general education plus additional knowledge attained via a recognised and relevant diploma level (at HNC/HND level) in Building Services/Mechanical Engineering/Construction related discipline or approved equivalent training.
• Degree/HND in Building Services/Mechanical Engineering/Construction related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Specialist knowledge acquired through continued professional development and education, equivalent to post-graduate courses/diplomas/Master qualification in building/construction/estates related discipline.
• Completion of a structured training program in engineering discipline for a minimum period of five years.
• Full Current Driving Licence.
• Trained in Health & Safety, i.e., NEBOSH, IOSH, First Aid etc.
• Member of relevant healthcare or engineering institutes, i.e., IHEEM, HEFMA, CIBSE, IET, CIOB etc.
• Experience across several of the HTM's acting as either an Authorised Person (AP).

• Experience of managing engineering building services, operational engineering maintenance and repair services.
• Experience and knowledge of operational budget management.
• Experience of managing contractors.
• Experience in specifying and managing engineering contracts.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of working with engineering systems within complex organisations and environments.
• Experience of working within and developing a 'safe system of work' and dealing with health and safety issues.
• Experience of Estates Management/Project Management including the concurrent management of multiple projects and services.
• Knowledge of HTM's, HBN's and Estates specific legislation.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal to a wide range of individuals and groups at all levels internally and externally.
• Computer literate and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite of programs, BMS and CAFM systems.
• Demonstrable record of accomplishment of working effectively within and through multi-disciplinary teams.
• Highly organised and able to manage a complex workload.
• Can apply the knowledge, experience, and judgement necessary to demonstrate, in a practical sense, the safe operation and maintenance of specific systems/equipment.
• Can plan and organise in coordination with contractors unsupervised routine and complex maintenance, analysis, solution finding and repair work.
• Experience in working in a similar role.
• Previous experience of working with a quality management system (e.g., ISO 9001).
• Substantial specialist experience gained from working in a complex multi-site health care engineering environment.

• Work independently, using own initiative.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• Maintains focus on objectives.
• Capable of working in a demand driven service.
• Committed to improving efficiency and environmental protection.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata